munyir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mulgēre, present active infinitive of mulgeō, possibly through a Vulgar Latin mungere (compare Italian mungere, Portuguese munxir, Galician moncer), or with influence from ēmungere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [muˈɲi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [muˈɲiɾ]

Verb

munyir (first-person singular present munyo, first-person singular preterite munyí, past participle munyit)

1. to milk (express milk from a mammal)

Further reading

• “munyir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.